Already used this phone for 2 weeks and already received two updates which is very good. However, the latest update make this phone cannot detect Korean words anymore and sometimes the transition scale of animation goes off by itself which is very irritating. Anyone encountered this issue as well? I'm from Malaysia.

danccm, 22 May 2014depends on your preference. As to me both also same just warranty is different. plus AP zen5 c... moreit's depend yours.1more gb ram for NT1000 in Taiwan
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Anonymous, 22 May 2014thanks for the update. i actually need a zenfone 5 with a 2gb ram but i can only see it has 1g... moreU can buy 2gb 2ghz version of zenfone 5 online from ebay.com or aliexpress.com

Bought the zenfone 5 (ori set)and been using it for 2 weeks now.
Quite fast in it's operation. in the begining couldn't connect to pc using usb but once the system was updated via wifi, voila...all new features that was advertised works flawlessly.
Battery usage can last 1 day in average. Use the ultra savings mode. then again if u need to use for long hours of wifi/bluetooth/gps then makes sure to get a power bank.
Still tinkering with it...so far been happy with it